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Invite to Democracy Quotes, your one-stop location for all the inspiring and provocative quotes about democracy. Here, you will locate a collection of quotes from several of the globe's most prominent leaders, thinkers, and also protestors, all of whom have added to the development of democracy. From the ancient Greeks to modern activists, these quotes will help you get a better understanding of the relevance of democracy and its effect on our lives. Whether you're trying to find a quote to share with your friends or a quote to motivate your very own ideas, you'll locate it right here. So, explore our collection of democracy quotes and locate the one that speaks to you.
Small: Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage
H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
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Small: Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven
H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
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Small: Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses
H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
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Small: Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people
Oscar Wilde
"Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
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Small: The ship of democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those on board
Grover Cleveland
"The ship of democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those on board"
Grover Cleveland, President
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Small: Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood
Augusto Pinochet
"Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood"
Augusto Pinochet, Soldier
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Small: Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor
"Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor"
James Russell Lowell, Poet
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Small: Britain, which in the years immediately before this war was rapidly losing such democratic virtues as it posse
J.B. Priestley
"Britain, which in the years immediately before this war was rapidly losing such democratic virtues as it possessed, is now being bombed and burned into democracy"
J.B. Priestley, Writer
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Small: Democracy is beautiful in theory in practice it is a fallacy
Benito Mussolini
"Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy"
Benito Mussolini, Politician
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Small: A central claim of the Bush administrations foreign policy is that the spread of democracy in the Middle East
"A central claim of the Bush administration's foreign policy is that the spread of democracy in the Middle East is the cure for terrorism"
Timothy Garton Ash, Author
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Small: We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a Jordanian model
"We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a 'Jordanian model' that might also inspire others in our region. I wish democracy and peace to be my legacy to my people and the shield of generations to come"
King Hussein I, Statesman
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Small: Advertising is the very essence of democracy
"Advertising is the very essence of democracy"
Anton Chekhov, Dramatist
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Small: The need to help spread democracy and the ability to do that will be much greater if we break this addiction t
"The need to help spread democracy and the ability to do that will be much greater if we break this addiction to oil, which gives the oil princes and sultans the power in the Mideast"
Jay Inslee, Politician
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Small: Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable
"Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable"
Shimon Peres, Statesman
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Small: Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance
H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
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Small: A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government
Frank Lloyd Wright
"A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government we call democracy is only an expedient to enslave man to the machine and make him like it"
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect
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Small: Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers
Aristotle
"Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers"
Aristotle, Philosopher
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Small: Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure
Ronald Reagan
"Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure"
Ronald Reagan, President
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Small: Once you dont vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democ
Ralph Nader
"Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy"
Ralph Nader, Lawyer
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Small: Democracy is the road to socialism
Karl Marx
"Democracy is the road to socialism"
Karl Marx, Philosopher
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Small: Democracy is the process by which people choose the man wholl get the blame
Bertrand Russell
"Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
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Small: Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy
Dan Rather
"Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy"
Dan Rather, Journalist
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Small: Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the
Andrew Jackson
"Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments"
Andrew Jackson, President
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Small: In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious
Wangari Maathai
"In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace"
Wangari Maathai, Activist
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Small: If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice
"If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice"
Learned Hand, Judge
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Small: The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting
"The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free"
Barbara Boxer, Politician
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Small: Theres an assault on human sexuality, as Judge Scalia said, theyve taken sides in the culture war and on top o
"There's an assault on human sexuality, as Judge Scalia said, they've taken sides in the culture war and on top of that if we have a democracy, the democratic processes should be that we can elect representatives who will share our point of view and vote those things into law"
Pat Robertson, Clergyman
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Small: I never wanted to do biography just to tell the life of a famous man. I always wanted to use the life of a man
"I never wanted to do biography just to tell the life of a famous man. I always wanted to use the life of a man to examine political power, because democracy shapes our lives"
Robert Caro, Writer
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Small: In a democracy there is a centralization of governmental power in a simple majority
"In a democracy there is a centralization of governmental power in a simple majority"
Robert Welch
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Small: Democracy is an abuse of statistics
"Democracy is an abuse of statistics"
Jorge Luis Borges, Poet
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Small: A healthy democracy requires a decent society it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respec
Charles W. Pickering
"A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful"
Charles W. Pickering, Judge
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Small: I sow my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy
"I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy"
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President
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Small: Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes
"Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes it needs refining; sometimes it needs amending; sometimes it needs defending. Always, it needs improving"
Lee H. Hamilton, Politician
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Small: There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are
"There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals"
Herman Melville, Novelist
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Small: I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have a proper functioning democr
"I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have a proper functioning democracy"
Lord Hailsham, Politician
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Small: Also, an area that interests me - and it will probably take years to state what I mean - is the period of the
Fiona Shaw
"Also, an area that interests me - and it will probably take years to state what I mean - is the period of the rise of democracy, with Tom Paine, which is around the turn of the 18th century into the 19th"
Fiona Shaw, Actress
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Small: A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy
"A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity
"Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity"
Irving Kristol, Editor
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Small: Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust
"Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust on all sides. We don't know where it will lead. But if we just stand still, we will have no chance of escaping the violence"
Daniel Barenboim, Musician
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Small: Everybodys for democracy in principle. Its only in practice that the thing gives rise to stiff objections
"Everybody's for democracy in principle. It's only in practice that the thing gives rise to stiff objections"
Meg Greenfield, Editor
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